Alpha Centauri Color

#4d5778

Alpha Centauri is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #b2a887
Complementary Color #786d4c
Color Shade: cool blue (226.05° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Alpha Centauri Color Sample
Alpha Centauri Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d5778

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Alpha Centauri Color. The Meteorite Black Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Sapphire (#434555) for more calm effect. Try Beguiling Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#786d4c is the best complementary color to Alpha Centauri. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d5778 complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4c6c78 and #584c78. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5778 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Alpha Centauri.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alpha Centauri palette consists of #6c784c and #78584c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#786d4c). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4d5778, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4d5778 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alpha Centauri. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alpha Centauri contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Eggplant, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5778 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alpha Centauri tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#786d4c) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #784c56 and #4c786e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d5778 is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Alpha Centauri has a hue angle of 226.05°, a saturation of 21.83% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5778 is made of 16.86% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #4d5778
RGB Decimal rgb(77,87,120)
RGB Percentage 27%, 31%, 42%
CMYK 16.86, 12.94, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(226.05,21.83%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(226.05,35.83%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.3904,4.7965,-19.9673)
XYZ xyz(9.8589,9.7502,19.1317)
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